New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-26
COERCION IN EARNEST.
Mr.. BALFOURs ANSWER TO Ihh 0hAh'
1FVGE OF TIE IRISH LEADERS,.
.o,n uARriyGroN's IMPORTANT SPEkCh-Mh' WILL
vprp BLUNTs woULD-BE MARrYRDoA-pls-
sAr1srAcTIoN WITH THE sUEz coNVEN-
T1oN-pRoTEsrs AGAINST SENDING
LORD LYTTON TO PARIS.
iBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE.l
my CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE.

copy,isht 1887: Bg me Ne~- Yorh Tribune
Ioxnoy. Oct 25.-Nr. Baliours arrival IN
Dublin has already borne fruit at Woodiord ana
elsewhere. Dublin Castle at one moment was
sctnally in charge of a clerk in the Under Secfe-
,arv's Office. Coercion in Mr. Balfours hahds
will be no rOscwatcr business. LOrd hahuolpn
Churchill's prediction yesterday at stockton that
Ireland would be got well in hama before hcNt
February expresses the real belief OF Mr.. Baiour
and his colleagues. The violent IMPRESSION OF thc
Woodford meeting shows how far they are ready
70 go The Irish leaders meant this meeting as Il
challenge. They doubted whether the Government
would venture to prevent an aNNenipIaSe ol the
English Home Rule League addressed eN'Iu>NeiH
by Enelislmcn. They doubt no longer lhey see
the policy OF repression and Suppression Is 10 pc
fried in grim earnest Nor need cIthcr sue regret
,h,t This oucstion should be brought 10 square
issue If Ireland can be governed from Duohh
Castle. IL will be governed this winter If IT
cannot so much stronger will he the argument
for Home Rule.
Lord Harrington. who thought the NfihcS "c'
up,iu,clv NOW defends It's enforcement His speech
Yesterday at Nottingham. rcmarkanle lor many
tbiurs was in nothing more remarkable than III
IFS unainchinC assertion Of the sancu'H oI l""'
Unlike most recent speeches. Lord llartingtons
contains no rancOrous word against anybody; but
his criticism on Mr. Gladstone il the most direct
and damaging vet made Undoubtedly Mr.. Glad
.touc's own friends are alarmed 10y ulc lengths
a. which he went i'm attacking the Irish con-
stabuary Lord Randolph ChurCmlIs reply IS
interesting II Americans. because Lord Iahdoph
Churchill gees to America for examples OF what
democracy can do when il las 10 deal Win
mobs. Americans profess" says Lord Randolph
Churchill, ITO be very much shocked when dis
order is put down in Ireland hut they never
have hesitatcd to crush even an Irish mob in New
York And he quotes the Draft Riots aS spcci-
men Of our methods. Lord liartInetons Nt\lc IS
different He appeals TO English respect for con-
,titatcd authorities ana re. reaches MI Gladstone
with being the first Minister Of the crown VINO
rvcr deliberately attempted Ia d.>cl"lt us aU-
,bortv Nottingham indeed proves di>appoint-
mon, 70 both sides. Mr. Gladstone was expected TO
define the concessions 10 the Liberal OnionNt>
.ladowcd forth at Swansea. lie refused. Lord
Harrington was expected without rhyme OF reason
70 make some fresh conciliatofy proposal He
contents himself with emphasizing MIR. Gladstone
refusal. He points out that Mr.. Gladstone now
ask, for n blank check on Homo Rule. and j
ready. If Won credit Lord Harrington. TO pay any
rrjcc and offer any brilc TO his constituents IN
order 10 get IT, Nj Chamberlain says buunt!y that
NJ Wilncl Brult, arrest II Woolford was
Of coulsc precisely what those who sent nm
there desired. planned ana expected HE IRISH
leaders doubt WhctLcr they are strong enough
long 90 resist Government that means business
and they know NIr Baliour means business. ih'>
lorc Iv comIcling him 10 arrest fnghSAhl'h 10
exc.t. English feeling against Coercion NA''\cr
,clccrcI Mr. Wifrcd Blunt for the first NcNm
under>t tod what lie was about MIR Nlllreo h'"no
+. fanatic. pure and simple. His iauaticism Is
almost Oriental lie has lived long enough IN the
Fast "a imbibe many Eastern qualities. lie Is
,,,.,,.o.r vain ir,puls.vo eXcitabc and unr"ason-
inc, ,cconnt, Of the incident at Wooiford diiicr'
a.. u.uoI Int Mr. Wancd Blunt rrooably coufd
arre,t lie likes celebrity. He j. newly con
,c,,ed Home Ruler with the p't'cr'aI Z'"I
.or convert Nothing gives lin greater d'H-h'
than uar,yriom lie j.. however. '.r.ait ""l on
bail
II Lord salisbury la> a sttcae point II iN
sup,o,ad 10 be- d piomacy. bnl hN success """''
j. di>pn;cd rs al home lAc >u"z Canal "-''''
mon, is di,lil,ed in the City. It, effect. or >d,-
ro,.I effect was to send do"n ""\'fhih'h'
stocks England now. like America formerly h'N
d, Nt,,;rc., DESTINY party Manifest Dcstn> means
- ,i,;s n,oycmcnt Egypt England j. in l-tpt
and
l,rc when tic final partition Of u" luiN'>h
,,r.. takes piace But naturalization oi the SucH
Canal = ,boucht TO bc "A step toward IL" ncuirai-
.,tio, and consequently the evacuation OF Egypt
That i, the view. also. Of Ia" French press. "hch
claims this convent on as diplomatic N''VfE-
The French lrc,s always sNa"eers ana TOO much
importance iced not be attached to such cApres-
sions The English press can hardly contest th'4h'
because the Engl sh have always sId they meant
to get out Of Egypt soon ~ u"> 'ouid. ana
were only detained by circumstances Certain 1T
j.. however. that the Spcz Canal Convention is
received here with vciy nil ; cntIu~iasm 1h" New
IIclrides part of the agreement helps bat htll'.
French occupation of the Ncw-llcbrid"s Was
effected and has been maintained in Nio"tion OF
express pledges. and thcv we're bound To 90 sooner
or later What England has 10 congratulate
herself upon rcma k one lr nch Jour
nal, with BEAUTIFUL modcsty. is that
she rcrains the friendship OF France. Eng
land perhaps WA, not pining for that przr. She
wishes 10 be- friends with France, but not to pay
tco high rice lor such Il luxury. Her interests
in Egypt could well afford TO wait. AMI probably
would gain more b., waiting than by any agree
ment TO which France could be expected TO assent
But Lord Salisbury thought desirable To dis
tact attention from Ireland and louged. as in
the case Of Sir Drummond VOLTS unhappy con-
vention with Turkey. to score Il success abroad,
even ii illusOry.
Another act which bodies no good 10 this Min
istry is the reported "a po!ntncnt OF Lord Ivtton
as Ambassador to Paris. This has been rel catcdIy
affirmed for some days past, and 30 authoritative
denial offered. hear thai Lord Lytton expected
indeed demanded when the present Ministry was
formed, a Cabinet post as a reward for his SER
vices As Niccroy OF India. lie was bough, OF
win promise of the French Embassy whenever
Lofd Lyons should retire. That Lord ~ Ons means
10 Ielfc shortly seems certain, and it is believed
III rams that Lord Lytton will succeed him,
Mhcfe he ana Lady IyttOn are personally popular
bu' IN England Lord LyttOn has never been for
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